Aug 28, 2019
#130 – How do Kate and Hao back up their files? Computers break, and you better have a Plan B. Find out on this episode! But first, they're going to PLAY THE SIMS and TALK OVER IT. Is there audio from the game? No! Is Hao recording from his normal (good) microphone? No! Such is the lo-fi grunge quality of...
Aug 21, 2019
#129 – Crisis Crisis Crisis We wake up, one day, in a world without recycling. How are our lives different? This is the type of question that only our podcast is brave enough to tackle. We talk babushkas spoon-feeding borscht. We talk nuns vs. monks. We investigate the issues of today!
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Aug 14, 2019
#128 – The year is a 2069. We open on desert dunes, wind blowing sand into eddies and whirls. The camera pans, only to reveal the three co-hosts of Downers sitting at a table, recording their thoughts into a sound mixer. They traveled to the year 2069 to bring back SEVERAL TABOOS that might SHOCK or ALARM you....
Aug 7, 2019
#127 – Jack and Hao explore the distant past this week, through the magic of podcasting. We take a trip to ANCIENT EGYPT to explore how pharaohs interacted with the people beneath them. We explore POWER DYNAMICS. We ask DID PYRAMIDS HAVE REFRIGERATORS? These are questions that most history classes are afraid to...